BMW X5 vs Mazda CX-9
The CX-9 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,927
- $2,911 (better)
- Australia
- $2,421
- $2,408 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,778
- £1,768 (better)
- United States
- $2,261
- $2,249 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 9.0 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 31 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- US
- 26 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 917 km (better)
- 800 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 650 L (better)
- 230 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,700 kg (better)
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 4,922 mm
- 5,075 mm
- Weight
- 2,135 kg
- 1,882 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L inline-6 turbo petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 250 kW (better)
- 170 kW
- Torque
- 450 Nm (better)
- 420 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 8 (better)
- 6
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
X5 or CX-9?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X5 or the Mazda CX-9?
The Mazda CX-9: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the BMW X5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X5 or the Mazda CX-9?
The Mazda CX-9, at 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the BMW X5's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X5 or the Mazda CX-9?
The BMW X5, at 650 L to the Mazda CX-9's 230 L, for their newest versions.
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